Bursa

Bursa is the 4th largest city of Turkey locates in the northwest of the country.Standing alongside Turkey's 'Great Mountain' (Mount Uludag), the city of Bursa may offer a rather modern appearance, but was actually the 14th-century capital of the historic Ottoman Empire.

Therefore, for many locals, Bursa really does serve as the origin of Turkish culture and remains a city with an extremely important past, which dates back more than 2,200 years.

Bursa is currently Turkey's fourth-biggest city, after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, and now very much revolves around its central Republic Square (Cumhuriey Alani or Heykel). Close by, the tourist information stands just beneath the Ataturk Caddesi and is a good point of tourism advice, being close to the Orhan Gazi Alt Gecidi and numerous shops.